Consumer Technology Reporter Jamey Tucker started providing his daily “What the Tech” stories to Action 8 News in 2019. He can be seen on Action 8 News Rising as well as Action 8 News at 5:00 and 5:30PM.
Jamey previously worked as a reporter for WKRN in Nashville, Tennessee. He was also an anchor and reporter for WREG in Memphis, Tennessee, and WHNT in Huntsville.
Jamey has been honored by the Associated Press in Alabama as Best Reporter and Best Feature reporter for his work as a religion reporter. His love for technology reporting grew while working in Nashville. Jamey now focuses entirely on technology reporting and enjoys finding new apps and gadgets to make life easier, safer and a little more fun.
Jamey and his wife have three children and are the proud owners of a hairless cat.
You can follow Jamey and submit story ideas and questions on X at @jameytucker.
The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is temporarily closing 41 ABC stores across the state, effective January 16. The board says it's making the decision for the safety of employees and customers as the number of COVID-19 cases rises. “Closing…
U.S. Rep. Barry Moore's personal Twitter account was suspended following tweets he shared in the wake of the riot at the U.S. Capitol. He then deleted his account. It wasn't immediately clear what led to the suspension, but the congressman…
The FBI is warning of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capital cities and in Washington leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. The warning comes just days after…
On January 13, Whataburger and the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate Montgomery’s new Whataburger at the future site of the restaurant at 6970 Eastchase Loop, scheduled to open in spring. During the event,…
Andalusia police are searching two suspects in reference to the investigation into the Murder of 26-year-old Micah Spencer Coon. Police identified the suspects as Courtney Lee Porter, 29, and Tyquise Jamal Jenkins, 22. On November 16, 2020, police found Coon…
Elmore County Superintendent Richard Dennis announced that two schools within the school system will go virtual. The school will go virtual for the remainder of the week of January 11-15. The schools transitioning to virtual are Coosada Elementary and Holtville…
On Monday, January 11, Governor Kay Ivey announced that the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Aeronautics Bureau released the summary findings of the 2020 Statewide Airport Economic Impact Study. According to the study, Alabama’s system of 80 public airports are…
The top academic officer at Auburn University is facing a no-confidence vote by faculty members this week over lingering dissatisfaction with his handling of class scheduling around the coronavirus pandemic. According to reports, the University Senate is scheduled to meet…
The chief executive of the R&A says Donald Trump's ownership of Turnberry will prevent the Scottish course from staging the British Open for "the foreseeable future." Turnberry hasn't hosted the tournament since it was bought by Trump in 2014. R&A…
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating a single-vehicle crash where on person died. Jamonica Smith, 24, of Hayneville died when her 2000 Honda Accord left the road and struck a tree. The crashed occurred on Highway 33 in Lowndes County…
